diff --git a/datasource/configdrive/configdrive.go b/datasource/configdrive/configdrive.go
index 3d9b459..bbadf64 100644
--- a/datasource/configdrive/configdrive.go
+++ b/datasource/configdrive/configdrive.go
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func (cd *configDrive) FetchMetadata() (metadata datasource.Metadata, err error)
 		} `json:"network_config"`
 	}
 
-	if data, err = cd.tryReadFile(path.Join(cd.openstackVersionRoot(), "meta_data.json")); err != nil {
+	if data, err = cd.tryReadFile(path.Join(cd.openstackVersionRoot(), "meta_data.json")); err != nil || len(data) == 0 {
 		return
 	}
 	if err = json.Unmarshal([]byte(data), &m); err != nil {
diff --git a/datasource/configdrive/configdrive_test.go b/datasource/configdrive/configdrive_test.go
index 0dd49a8..d384890 100644
--- a/datasource/configdrive/configdrive_test.go
+++ b/datasource/configdrive/configdrive_test.go
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ func TestFetchMetadata(t *testing.T) {
 
 		metadata datasource.Metadata
 	}{
+		{
+			root:  "/",
+			files: test.MockFilesystem{"/openstack/latest/meta_data.json": ""},
+		},
 		{
 			root:  "/",
 			files: test.MockFilesystem{"/openstack/latest/meta_data.json": `{"ignore": "me"}`},